Health visitors and breastfeeding support: Influence of knowledge and self-efficacy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Kronborg, Hanne ^a   Væth, Michael ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^a,b   Harder, Ingegerd ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Education; Knowledge; Public health professional; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; LACTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 44649176442     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm121     Document Type: Article

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